Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Competitors $32.49 +0.72 (+2.27%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AXTA vs. NTR, ICL, ALTM, CSWI, ESI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, PRM, and BAKShould you be buying Axalta Coating Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axalta Coating Systems include Nutrien (NTR), ICL Group (ICL), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Element Solutions (ESI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Braskem (BAK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Axalta Coating Systems vs. Nutrien ICL Group Arcadium Lithium CSW Industrials Element Solutions Avient Methanex Chemours Perimeter Solutions Braskem Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NTR or AXTA? 63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate NTR or AXTA? Nutrien currently has a consensus target price of $59.27, indicating a potential upside of 3.78%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $41.36, indicating a potential upside of 27.29%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Nutrien.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nutrien 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Axalta Coating Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NTR or AXTA? Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNutrien$25.97B1.07$1.26B$1.3741.69Axalta Coating Systems$5.28B1.35$391M$1.7818.25 Which has more volatility & risk, NTR or AXTA? Nutrien has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTR or AXTA? Axalta Coating Systems received 90 more outperform votes than Nutrien when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% of users gave Axalta Coating Systems an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNutrienOutperform Votes44362.22% Underperform Votes26937.78% Axalta Coating SystemsOutperform Votes53363.68% Underperform Votes30436.32% Is NTR or AXTA more profitable? Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 7.41% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.62%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 26.29% beat Nutrien's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nutrien2.62% 6.81% 3.23% Axalta Coating Systems 7.41%26.29%6.77% Does the media prefer NTR or AXTA? In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 5 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 15 mentions for Nutrien. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Nutrien's score of 1.18 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nutrien 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Axalta Coating Systems 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAxalta Coating Systems beats Nutrien on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Axalta Coating Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXTA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AXTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAxalta Coating SystemsPaints & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.10B$14.18B$3.03B$18.97BDividend YieldN/A1.62%5.18%4.03%P/E Ratio18.2519.5674.6732.71Price / Sales1.351.4125,549,533,275,675,700.0027.84Price / Cash9.7612.2624.3217.53Price / Book3.623.285.214.47Net Income$391M$724.46M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.52%4.32%1.07%2.26%1 Month Performance-1.14%0.38%2.95%-2.86%1 Year Performance3.31%-3.92%18.88%5.48% Axalta Coating Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.5406 of 5 stars$32.49+2.3%$41.36+27.3%+3.3%$7.10B$5.28B18.2512,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsNTRNutrien3.4609 of 5 stars$52.57+0.1%$59.40+13.0%+8.2%$25.70B$25.97B38.3724,700Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsICLICL Group1.6193 of 5 stars$6.35-0.3%$6.75+6.3%+42.9%$8.34B$6.84B20.4813,200Upcoming EarningsGap DownALTMArcadium LithiumN/A$5.85+0.1%N/A+32.8%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeCSWICSW Industrials3.2687 of 5 stars$291.18-2.4%$342.50+17.6%+31.5%$4.89B$858.61M34.792,400Short Interest ↑Positive NewsESIElement Solutions4.9335 of 5 stars$18.02-4.8%$27.88+54.7%-11.7%$4.37B$2.46B17.675,300Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAVNTAvient4.8054 of 5 stars$30.82-1.2%$48.60+57.7%-21.5%$2.82B$3.24B16.849,700Upcoming EarningsMEOHMethanex4.6399 of 5 stars$27.50+1.8%$49.13+78.6%-34.7%$1.85B$3.72B11.901,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CCChemours3.7937 of 5 stars$11.33-0.3%$21.56+90.3%-53.8%$1.69B$5.78B19.886,600Upcoming EarningsGap DownPRMPerimeter Solutions3.704 of 5 stars$9.71-1.0%$16.00+64.8%+44.5%$1.45B$560.97M-69.35240Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsBAKBraskem1.9349 of 5 stars$3.52+1.7%$9.75+177.0%-54.8%$1.40B$77.41B-0.998,310Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nutrien Alternatives ICL Group Alternatives Arcadium Lithium Alternatives CSW Industrials Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives Avient Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AXTA) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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